Determined to graduate high school despite severe dyslexia, Gary Cohn persevered—eventually becoming President of Goldman Sachs, proving resilience is stronger than labels.

With dyslexia and ADHD making reading near-impossible, this CEO built Kinko's into a powerhouse using skills he developed to survive school.

Entrepreneur and star of BBC's Dragons' Den didn't realize he had dyslexia until he noticed certain settings on his work computer made it easier for him to read.

Daymond John, despite struggling with reading and spelling due to dyslexia, harnessed his strengths in creative and analytical thinking—excelling in math and science, thriving through a high school co‑op program, and ultimately founding FUBU and becoming a “Shark Tank” investor and motivational leader.

Ari Emanuel is co-CEO of one of America’s top talent agencies, William Morris Endeavor. He has worked with top Hollywood writers, actors, and filmmakers and continues to be an active talent agent.

Chief executive of Boston’s Suffolk Construction Co refused to see his diagnosis as yet another struggle, choosing instead to see it as both a liberation and incentive.

Shark Tank celebrity investor and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran didn’t do well in school when she was younger. Her grades suffered because of dyslexia, which she wasn’t fully aware she had until her son began to have trouble in school in a similar nature.

After doing poorly in one school and having an unsuccessful admissions interview at another, Steve Walker was desperate for feedback that he was good at something.

Richard Branson is the only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different countries.

Dyslexic entrepreneur created his own company to help others with dyslexia find business success.